Monthly Archives: February 2010

Bow tying

Posted on 27/02/2010 by

I am bow-challenged. Seriously. I cannot tie a decent bow to save my soul.  I have the Crafter’s Companion (or something like that – I bought it in a moment of weakness from QVC and hate it like death, none … Continue reading →

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DIY flower loom

Posted on 26/02/2010 by

OK, so as I said yesterday I am impatient. when I get an idea I know I will forget it if I don’t put it in to practice right away. So when I saw the flower loom video I went … Continue reading →

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Yarn and Ribbon Flowers using a flower loom

Posted on 25/02/2010 by

Hi guys! I saw this little video a while ago for making ribbon and yarn flowers on flower looms. I remember flower looms were all the rage when I was a teen (in the late 60s and early 70s) but … Continue reading →

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WOYWW – cool tag

Posted on 24/02/2010 by

I had a lot of fun playing with these yesterday and will be doing more of the same today! I did make a little video, although they are def. NOT rocket science, and it is under 90 seconds to watch … Continue reading →

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Dan, skewered

Posted on 23/02/2010 by

{grin} I am very inspired by Dan99 – I think he does lovely work and seems a really nice guy to boot.  Given that, this may seem a bit odd but I was cleaning out my stamp drawers, trying to … Continue reading →

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Sunday-someplace-else

Posted on 21/02/2010 by

Just a quick look at a great project by Bethany Kartchner – I just love this one. I love the 3D effect of the stuffed heart – I found it looking for a use for my leftover doll-stuffing and found … Continue reading →

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Doll DONE!

Posted on 20/02/2010 by

I generally don’t post on a Saturday, too much family life going on, but I snapped a couple of quick, not terribly good photos of the “last Doll” and the collection of “friends” so I thought I would add them. … Continue reading →

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another flower and “the last doll”

Posted on 19/02/2010 by

Worded on a couple of things yesterday.  Another flower – this time I used canvas fabric and a flocked badge from Paperchase .  The colour is better IRL than I think it appears in the photo.  I used the Distress … Continue reading →

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More on old technology

Posted on 18/02/2010 by

Although I am working on something creative at the moment (actually juggling two things, but only one is scrap-related) I had a bit of a shock this morning while laying in bed browsing the net on my laptop – YouTube … Continue reading →

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WOYWW – nothing good!

Posted on 17/02/2010 by

Well, I wish I could say I was madly creative today but I wasn’t.  My W(hat) was a morass of cables computers and the other W(orkdesk) was a room in the church cottage where DH has his office.  Sorting, testing … Continue reading →

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